We welcome the news that in Lambeth there has been a narrowing of the attainment gap between Free School Meals pupils and their counterparts from better off families. This bucks the wider trend.

In an analysis of the most recent GCSE results from last summer, the centre-left Demos thinktank found that nearly half of local authorities in England saw an increase in the attainment gap over the past year as poorer pupils fell behind classmates from more affluent backgrounds. The three local authorities with the narrowest attainment gap are all in the capital – Kensington and Chelsea (4.2%), Southwark (7.7%) and Lambeth (9.5%). The highest attainment gap is found in relatively affluent areas in the south-east – Wokingham (42.5%) and Buckinghamshire (39.6%). See more here (external link)

The Walcot & Hayle's Trustee is a limited company (6133849) registered in England and is the sole trustee of The Walcot Educational Foundation (312800), The Hayle's Charity (312800-1), The Walcot Non Educational Charity (312800-2) and the Cynthia Mosley Memorial Fund (312800-3)